Researching education from the inside : investigations from within / [edited by] Pat Sikes and Anthony Potts.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sikes, Patricia J.

Potts, Anthony, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Action research in education.

Physical Description:

vi, 187 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.

Contents:

Introduction : what are we talking about? and why? / Pat Sikes and Anthony Potts

Some philosophical and other related issues of insider research / Andrew Loxley and Aidan Seery

Credibility issues in research from within organisations / Anne Smyth and Rosalie Holian

Historical insider research in education / Gary McCulloch

Researching leadership preparation from the inside : a Canadian perspective / Charles F. Webber and Ann Sherman

Researching gender in schools / John Portelli

Is it all about me? : how queer! / Mark Vicars

Researching educational governance and control : LEA and OFSTED / Peter Dickinson

Insider research in school and universieties : the case of the professional doctorate / Pat Drake and Linda Heath

Researching research cultures : the case of new universities / Pat Sikes

Researching academic staff : the case of colleges and universities / Anthony Potts

Closing thoughts / Pat Sikes and Anthony Potts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415435932

0415435935

9780415435949

0415435943

OCLC:

159822383